How to Use a Chainsaw Safely - Part 2

Learn how to operate a chainsaw to fell trees. Topics include learning how to cut trees into manageable pieces and avoiding hazardous situations.

Watch “How to Use a Chainsaw Safely – Part I” to learn how to choose an appropriate saw, history of saws, safety features of saws, saw maintenance, how to run a saw, and proper posture when using a saw.
   • How to Use a Chainsaw Safely - Part 1  

Produced by Montana State University Forestry Extension and the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS), through CDC/NIOSH Grant No. 5U54OH008085.
www.hicahs.colostate.edu

00:00 Introduction
01:34 Safety basics
02:05 Assessing trees
02:59 Cutting trees
03:47 Undercut demonstration
04:25 Undercut purpose
5:37 Dropping a tree
05:57 Back cuts and escape routes
07:31 Back cut demonstration
08:07 Examining stump after dropping
09:40 Removing branches from felled tree
12:01 Hazards of dead trees
13:14 Summary
14:18 Credits

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